Letters

If you did not make it to the flag-burning ceremony held in Kershaw on Nov. 11, you missed a truly patriotic event. The ceremony was organized by Boy Scout Troop No. 74, with leader Lisa McKenzie and assistant leader Billy King.

The invocation and benediction by the Rev. Jamie Rogers, pastor of Kershaw Second Baptist Church, began and ended the somber occasion. The national anthem was sung by Mrs. Terry King. Eagle Scout Alex McKenzie led in the Pledge of Allegiance and presented the flag for retirement.

During the winter months, please provide adequate housing for your outside dogs and cats. Their houses should be big enough that they can stand up in it and turn around. The house should be small enough for the dog’s or cat’s body heat to keep it warm.

This is their only way of generating heat/ They should have dry, padded bedding and shaving thick enough to insulate their bodies from the cold surface they lay on, such as plastic houses. Dog or cat carriers are not acceptable as housing under Lancaster County ordinances due to the holes that allow leaks.

I would like to thank the nice couple who recently treated me to lunch at Pizza Inn. I didn’t know my lunch was paid for until I went to the register. I don’t know who they are and never got their names. It was a wonderful treat, but doubly special because it was my birthday. They had no way of knowing that.

Thank you again for such a nice gesture. I enjoyed it and meeting such a nice couple.

We are grateful for those who partner with us. On behalf of Child Evangelism Fellowship, Catawba River Chapter, the committee would like to thank all the sponsors, donors and guests who participated in our recent fall banquet, held Oct. 29.

A special thank you to churches, clubs, individuals and volunteers who became partners with us for the cause of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ with our youth. It is wonderful to have the youth meet with volunteers and are willing to go the extra mile to teach in after-school programs the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

On behalf of the men and women of the Chester/Lancaster Disabilities Association, it is with a heartfelt thank you that I commend you on the beautiful manner in which St. Luke Methodist Church family graciously received our group on Sunday, Dec. 8.

It was a pleasure and definitely an honor to be in your presence. The service that was rendered to us was genuine and a blessing from God.

First of all, the youth who worked to make the occasion a success were awesome, personable and very attentive to needs of our consumers in a professional and godly manner.

I believe the lyrics from John Lennon, “So this is Christmas,” is an appropriate way to start this letter. It is the Christmas season all over the world. As I acknowledge this, I cannot help but wonder, which country and/or who are the people that keep and honor Christmas in the most fitting way? Is it the United States? Is it because we have more than 7 percent unemployment due in part to the fact that so, so many of our Christmas gifts come from other countries?

By golly, another issue of The Lancaster News hits the newsstands and the opinion page is full of gripes from Indian Land.

Seems to me I recently read that there was a mix-up by early surveyors and the state lines just ain’t where we figured.

Maybe this is an opportunity for our bedeviled County Council to distance itself from traffic congestion, cluster development, indoor shooting ranges, motorists looking for cheap gas and getting fussed at in general.

On behalf of the board of directors, staff and children at the Lancaster Children’s Home, we would like to thank all sponsors, participants and volunteers who came out and supported our Fall Flurry 2013. A special thank you to Founders for being our title sponsor again this year.